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If Sublime with Rome -- that is, Sublime without Brad Nowell -- is not Sublime at all, as so many haters contend, does that also mean that Billy Corgan plus three hired guns shouldn't really be considered the Smashing Pumpkins?

Regardless, Corgan has been carrying on as such lately, issuing his 44-song opus Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, one free download at a time, as he has them ready for marketplace. He's pretty much been getting raves so far, too, or at least for the four tracks (collective subtitle: Songs for a Sailor) that have been released since late last year. At that pace, most of his generation may have retired by the time he puts out the 11th four-cut EP in the series.

No further lineup details about the event have been revealed, apart from Slash being named the honoree of an Aug. 26 tribute at the nearby House of Blues. As they did last year, when 10,000 people turned out, organizers will once again close off Sunset Boulevard from San Vincente Boulevard to Doheny Drive in order to set up two stages, food vendors and a beer garden, plus all the Sunset Strip clubs will be hosting performances open to attendees of the SSMF.